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jones said had that bomb gone off and we had even the smallest connection to pakistan, we would have hit them with the big bombs. cenk: thank god we didn't connect it. pakistan has a million business. >> that's the stake here. >> what's the difference whether it went off in a sense? cenk: yeah, if pakistan had planted it and had done it, we should take care of it. >> once the attack is done. >> there's a call to arms. that's to your point. it's really a cowboy mentality which is all right, you're messing with the wrong folks. cenk: we've got to take the break. i want to come back and talk about mark's point. what's the proper reaction new matter who did it and of course immediately, a saudi guy was suspected. we'll talk about that, we'll show you the bomb, when we return. come right back. coming on to me all the time now. (vo) she gets the comedians laughing and the thinkers thinking. >>ok, so there's wiggle room in the ten commandments, that's what you're saying. you would rather deal with ahmadinejad than me. >>absolutely. >> and so would mitt romney. (vo) she's joy behar. >>and th
jones said had that bomb gone off and we had even the smallest connection to pakistan, we would have hit them with the big bombs. cenk: thank god we didn't connect it. pakistan has a million business. >> that's the stake here. >> what's the difference whether it went off in a sense? cenk: yeah, if pakistan had planted it and had done it, we should take care of it. >> once the attack is done. >> there's a call to arms. that's to your point. it's really a cowboy mentality...
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pakistan is ahead of us on female leaders. sure they wind up killing her later but the point is what matters. question may not necessarily be will hillary clinton be our first female president but why has it taken us this long to have a female president at all? i'm pleased to still be joined by the host of the iranian satirical news show, saman arbabi. joining us, founder of the nationwide animal rescue tails of joy, elayne boosler and editor and chief of the contributor.com, tina dupuy. since we're talking about women in powerful leaderships -- >> ask a man. it is america! >> john: main by because i want to ask what the international perspective is? does the rest of the world -- your mideastern friends and family ever express any surprise that america is so behind the curb of having a female leader? >> not really because actually, iran -- in iran about 80% of the things that get done are by women. the first woman who won the nobel peace prize. so women have always taken to the streets first and have taken care of business fir
pakistan is ahead of us on female leaders. sure they wind up killing her later but the point is what matters. question may not necessarily be will hillary clinton be our first female president but why has it taken us this long to have a female president at all? i'm pleased to still be joined by the host of the iranian satirical news show, saman arbabi. joining us, founder of the nationwide animal rescue tails of joy, elayne boosler and editor and chief of the contributor.com, tina dupuy. since...
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in pakistan and yemen we often do bombings that wind up on innocent people. i'm not talking about intent but how people on the ground feel. there is often double taps where one explosion ends, people rush in and then there is a second bombings. is this giving a sense of what the people of yemen feel when we bomb their people. >> yes as we become increasingly less popular and low-scale attacks, without osama bin laden we've seen al-qaeda become more of a disintegrated group but we're seeing more local activity of al-qaeda affiliates. the thing to remember, it doesn't matter what our intent is when we send over a drone it's the perception that matters. it's the affect on the communities there and you know, so what if we take out one potential terrorist if we create 50 more or 100 or a 1,000 more people who hate the united states who work against our national security. >> cenk: lindsay moran. thank you for joining us on "the young turks." we appreciate it. >> thanks. >> cenk: we'll talk about politics more, chris moody will join us and talk about the three recei
in pakistan and yemen we often do bombings that wind up on innocent people. i'm not talking about intent but how people on the ground feel. there is often double taps where one explosion ends, people rush in and then there is a second bombings. is this giving a sense of what the people of yemen feel when we bomb their people. >> yes as we become increasingly less popular and low-scale attacks, without osama bin laden we've seen al-qaeda become more of a disintegrated group but we're...
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based bureau of universalism drone strikes may have killed as many as 3,500 people in pakistan. among them perhaps 500 civilians and nearly 200 children. in yemen where drones have been less active the casualty count could rise up to 4450 and nearly 50 civilians and ten children. yemeni activists who spent a year in an american high school describes how his people react the to a recent drone strike. >> when they think of america they think of the drones that hover over their heads ready to fire missiles at any time. what the militants previously failed to achieve one drone strike achieved in an instant. the drone strikes have the face of america to many yemenis. >> john: meanwhile senator rand paul who filibustered the any for 13 hours over over the possibility that drones could be used on american soil against americans. >> if someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and $50 in cash, i don't know care in a drone kills him or a policeman kills him. >> john: i didn't know summary execution of armed robbery suspects walking out of a liquor store is a libertarian value. on
based bureau of universalism drone strikes may have killed as many as 3,500 people in pakistan. among them perhaps 500 civilians and nearly 200 children. in yemen where drones have been less active the casualty count could rise up to 4450 and nearly 50 civilians and ten children. yemeni activists who spent a year in an american high school describes how his people react the to a recent drone strike. >> when they think of america they think of the drones that hover over their heads ready...
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this happens every day in villages in afghanistan and also in pakistan. and they go to -- like to the markets, to the schools, to the hospitals, to police stations, the least likely places you would think. this is their m.o. >> it has been confirmed there was an 8-year-old boy who was killed in the blast. the thing that really just was a knife to me is that the boy showed up because his dad was running and wanted to be there when his dad finished. that's the type of crowd that's there. family members. >> bill: we've got -- nephew of mine and his wife and two little boys living in boston. this was -- they have a late spring break. this is their spring break. she had planned to take them down to the marathon. in boston, this is it. >> this is a huge day. patriots' day. it is a huge day in boston. >> bill: she decided not to for whatever reason. all kinds of stories like that. we'll be covering -- by the way you know, we have the same decision -- we have to make the same decision a lot of other people make like conan o'brien last night, what do you do when s
this happens every day in villages in afghanistan and also in pakistan. and they go to -- like to the markets, to the schools, to the hospitals, to police stations, the least likely places you would think. this is their m.o. >> it has been confirmed there was an 8-year-old boy who was killed in the blast. the thing that really just was a knife to me is that the boy showed up because his dad was running and wanted to be there when his dad finished. that's the type of crowd that's there....
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ridiculing egyptian president mohamed morsi, and then he wears a hat just like morsi wore recently in pakistan, and tweeting that police and prosecutors were begging to get their pictures taken with him. a quick note to president morsi. if you throw a tantrum when people laugh at you they laugh even harder. two saturdays ago the u.s. senate voted in favor of non-binding non-essential amendment to approve the keystone xl pipeline. this saturday a pipeline traveling through mayflower, arkansas ruptureed spilling 12,000 barrels of oil water over the neighborhood. it caused 22 homes to be evacuated in mayflower and officials are still trying to survey the total bred and cost of the damage. this is the marks the third major pipeline oil spill in the country in the past two years. the only solution to these threats? build more pipelines. with more on the expects of the keystone xl decision, i'm thrilled to be joined by bob cavnar, ceo of "clean energy" production company luca technologies, and a 30-year oil industry veteran. and bill mckibben. great to have you both. should we be surprised when we h
ridiculing egyptian president mohamed morsi, and then he wears a hat just like morsi wore recently in pakistan, and tweeting that police and prosecutors were begging to get their pictures taken with him. a quick note to president morsi. if you throw a tantrum when people laugh at you they laugh even harder. two saturdays ago the u.s. senate voted in favor of non-binding non-essential amendment to approve the keystone xl pipeline. this saturday a pipeline traveling through mayflower, arkansas...
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that, of course, includes the people in, innocent people in pakistan and afghanistan who are being killed and live in terror of the drones, even when they're not shooting, because they can hover, they can come down at any point. even tom brokaw was saying the other day that that is something we have to look into as a cause of terrorism is this continuing dirty war with our drones, and making so many enemies. cenk: i don't know if i'm going to agree with brokaw, but he was right about that. of course bill riley flipped out over it. i'm really curious to your opinion, you're our resident conservative. is rand paul hypocritical here? >> he's talking about the immediate threat to liberty or life or property. in a law enforcement situation and military situation, you can use violent deadly force in that moment. what he was talking about in the filibuster and still today is the ability to define an eminent threat to be anytime anywhere you want and to drop full circle back to the original subject an american citizen of a drone strike was deemed to be an immediate imminent threat, could have bee
that, of course, includes the people in, innocent people in pakistan and afghanistan who are being killed and live in terror of the drones, even when they're not shooting, because they can hover, they can come down at any point. even tom brokaw was saying the other day that that is something we have to look into as a cause of terrorism is this continuing dirty war with our drones, and making so many enemies. cenk: i don't know if i'm going to agree with brokaw, but he was right about that. of...
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united states is involved in, and there are a lot of civilians who are killed in a drone attack in pakistan, in afghanistan, and in iraq. i can tell you having spent a lot of time over there young people will come up to me in the streets and say we love america. you harm one hair on the head of my sister, i will fight you forever. >> this past weekend veteran journalist tom brokaw suggests that our drone program was partly responsible for the rise in terrorism and in recruiting terrorists. we heard that from moving testimony in the senate from a guy named free an al. he loves it here. got a great education here. but when he testified a few days ago in the senate he said six days ago before that there was a bombing in yemen. he was under the drone. he said i couldn't believe it. he said, i'm a friend of america. don't do the drone strike but the people operating the drone couldn't hear him. he even wondered if there is a friend of mine that is operating that from when i studied in americans. >> i friendships and values experiences i described to the villagers helped them understand the ameri
united states is involved in, and there are a lot of civilians who are killed in a drone attack in pakistan, in afghanistan, and in iraq. i can tell you having spent a lot of time over there young people will come up to me in the streets and say we love america. you harm one hair on the head of my sister, i will fight you forever. >> this past weekend veteran journalist tom brokaw suggests that our drone program was partly responsible for the rise in terrorism and in recruiting...
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"the boston globe" reported the bomb itself is similar to weapons used in pakistan and afghanistan, something like an ied, the improviseed explosive devices that faced troops overseas. >> i think we got to be cautious here. it's better to be right than to be quick. i said this yesterday. we were talking the other day. i said this yesterday. we're going to get a steady stream of particular pieces of evidence. the psychological tendency is to grab that first include and try to extrapolate off it. but different clues will point in diction different directions. we had simultaneous explosions. on one hand that points to sophistication. on the other hand, the grade of the explosive was not a military grade. it was a primitive explosionsive that went off presumably late. it didn't explode until two hours after runners crossed the line. that might point in another direction that a person or persons are less sophisticated. we're going to get a lot of these little shreds, and we've got to sit tight. what has been so impressive to me about this event. 9/11, different scale, the first time we had to deal
"the boston globe" reported the bomb itself is similar to weapons used in pakistan and afghanistan, something like an ied, the improviseed explosive devices that faced troops overseas. >> i think we got to be cautious here. it's better to be right than to be quick. i said this yesterday. we were talking the other day. i said this yesterday. we're going to get a steady stream of particular pieces of evidence. the psychological tendency is to grab that first include and try to...
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heard over the last 24 hours in places like afghanistan, not as much in iraq but in afghanistan, in pakistan and in india, and it may be that the nature of the implement itself, a pressure cooker is more commonly used in those countries than in places like iraq. al-qaeda refers to it in their recruiting website to inspire others. it's simple. a pressure cooker, the purpose of a device like a pressure cooker, the reason why you would need a device like this because a slow-burning--something that does not detonate, it doesn't--it literally explodes. it only explodes when it's in a contained vessel, and the gas has overwhelmed the vessel and then turns that vessel into shrapnel. the pressure cooker is a poor man's way of putting the explosive in, locking the top on and now you have a vessel for the explosive. >> john: i'm sure you're confused as the rest of us was about the amount of confusion today. is it possible that law enforcement deliberately put out false information about an arrest to flush out suspects? >> it certainly could be done. one of the big units involved in a case like this, a
heard over the last 24 hours in places like afghanistan, not as much in iraq but in afghanistan, in pakistan and in india, and it may be that the nature of the implement itself, a pressure cooker is more commonly used in those countries than in places like iraq. al-qaeda refers to it in their recruiting website to inspire others. it's simple. a pressure cooker, the purpose of a device like a pressure cooker, the reason why you would need a device like this because a slow-burning--something that...
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they see muslims getting killed in afghanistan and iraq and yemen, and pakistan, and they are saying you are killing my people, so i'm going to respond to you. they are not going to the karon it is much more you kill members of my tribe, i'm going to kill members of yours. so it's more political and even beyond that just human and -- and that's the fight we have to make it clear that especially if you live in merck if you are a muslim we change things through balance not bullets. >> stephanie: right. why don't muslims denounce terrorism, and you say american muslims have unequivocally denounced terror attacks not just once but over and over again, and you say what attracts more attention a muslim denouncing terrorism or footage of an explosion. >> exactly. you know the media. that's what gets -- ratings gets people put on air. an explosion will get ratings, we know this. a muslim guy going this is despicable. you will be on for three or four minutes. the rest of the news cycle is explosion, death, carnage, all connected to islam. and the challenge for us is to make it clear to our fe
they see muslims getting killed in afghanistan and iraq and yemen, and pakistan, and they are saying you are killing my people, so i'm going to respond to you. they are not going to the karon it is much more you kill members of my tribe, i'm going to kill members of yours. so it's more political and even beyond that just human and -- and that's the fight we have to make it clear that especially if you live in merck if you are a muslim we change things through balance not bullets. >>...
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and he is not really opposed to drones in yemen or pakistan or military bases, especially ones in his home state. >> stephanie: yeah it is the same thing we saw in romney that he'll change any position. >> yeah, but this guy has a baseline and romney didn't. romney had no essential political core. this guy does. and people can recognize that -- i don't know that romney ever had a base of support per se. there were a substantial number of people who were mitt romney guys. >> stephanie: yeah. and by the way -- >> except maybe tag and flip and flubby and florida. >> stephanie: right. the filibuster was just -- people would just like to see an actual filibuster like that. >> yeah, the one thing i will give him -- except for the problem, that if you really want to talk a filibuster the republicans are a lot younger than they used to be. if you want a talking filibuster they are more than likely to oblige. >> stephanie: yeah. your sunday show round upspectacular as usual -- >> well, this was easter where we celebrate the resurrection of we have -- jesus by talking about gay marriage. which
and he is not really opposed to drones in yemen or pakistan or military bases, especially ones in his home state. >> stephanie: yeah it is the same thing we saw in romney that he'll change any position. >> yeah, but this guy has a baseline and romney didn't. romney had no essential political core. this guy does. and people can recognize that -- i don't know that romney ever had a base of support per se. there were a substantial number of people who were mitt romney guys. >>...
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sort out the stuff that is not worth the cost of transportation because obviously taking a boat from pakistan to california or whatever is not cheap, but -- but again, containers full of stuff is already actually flowing back here. and, you know, i mean it's -- these guys are amazing in terms of -- the system that they have set up to handle this is really impressive. >> bill: did you have any -- come away with any confidence that when we move out that the government of afghanistan is going to be able to step up and govern the entire country, not just the city of kabul >> first of all we went to the south where there has been some pretty heavy fighting in the last two years there. it is actually pretty stable right now, and clearly the governance is -- is pretty extensive there. you know, the other thing they have been focusing on is the afghan local police program, which is a way to localize security and not tie it so closely to the national government in kabul, but the big -- the really -- i guess to get to the heart of your question, there's an election coming up in afghanistan. karzai is n
sort out the stuff that is not worth the cost of transportation because obviously taking a boat from pakistan to california or whatever is not cheap, but -- but again, containers full of stuff is already actually flowing back here. and, you know, i mean it's -- these guys are amazing in terms of -- the system that they have set up to handle this is really impressive. >> bill: did you have any -- come away with any confidence that when we move out that the government of afghanistan is...
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pakistan and afghanistan. and some suggest we actually we the united states, taught them how to do that back in the 1980s when we were training the moujaduin to fight the so far yes, it is. you could stick one of these things nam backpack walk down the street and conseal it quite easily. >> bill: i don't know whether there is any connection or not. >> that's my question yesterday on top of this. here in -- we were the old anthrax-laden letters being sent tonight members of congress. yesterday, it was revealed that one senator republicaning, roger wicker from mississippi received a letter, not in his office but at -- where they check their mail headed for the capitol filled with risin. is it is this anyhow related? different terrorist attempt or what the hell is going on there? >> yeah. it really is disturbing just the timing of it. so far, law enforcement officials don't seem to think that there is a connection here apparently this was mailed sort of snail mail so it would have been mailed before the bombs. bu
pakistan and afghanistan. and some suggest we actually we the united states, taught them how to do that back in the 1980s when we were training the moujaduin to fight the so far yes, it is. you could stick one of these things nam backpack walk down the street and conseal it quite easily. >> bill: i don't know whether there is any connection or not. >> that's my question yesterday on top of this. here in -- we were the old anthrax-laden letters being sent tonight members of congress....
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feared this moment when the tactics that we see used almost daily in baghdad and kabul and parts of pakistan, parts of the world much more deadly, too. those ieds over there blow buildings apart and leave big craters in the street and kill dozens and dozens of people. >> right. >> bill: but these were still ieds and they were deadly. we've dreaded the day they might arrive here. now that they have, at least in this one case, do you think that's going to mean, you know, more security in our urban areas? is it going to mean more surveillance cameras? checking backpacks you know, got an e-mail this morning somebody said how could they walk down the street at an event like that with a backpack and not have their backpack checked? well, we don't do that routinely? >> not outside of d.c. in new york, if you consider the inauguration or you consider some of our bigger events in town, we've had the sniper. we have the president, obviously and vice president. and diplomats and stuff. our level of security i think in d.c. and maybe comfort with that a little bit different. listen, i don't know. i thin
feared this moment when the tactics that we see used almost daily in baghdad and kabul and parts of pakistan, parts of the world much more deadly, too. those ieds over there blow buildings apart and leave big craters in the street and kill dozens and dozens of people. >> right. >> bill: but these were still ieds and they were deadly. we've dreaded the day they might arrive here. now that they have, at least in this one case, do you think that's going to mean, you know, more security...
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in the context of pakistan and one woman and also the celebration of women in pakistan said it resonates across borders this is about legislation we got in pakistan against sexual harassment these laws were passed in 2010 and i will tell you why it was so important. one reason was after years of militancy women were being pushed back in the last decade and a half and this was the first come back and they regained their public space and their workspace so that was widely celebrated throughout the country the other reason was we had a long gap of legislation and pakistan and i don't count the small laws that modify a little something but the last progressive legislation was in the mid-50s. switch has been a very long time and now it opened of space for women so it was good for pakistan and it also opened doors for many other programs of legislation just because that magical chemistry open the doors and we were able to get seven program in legislation passed over the last few years and i was a big breakthrough for us and looking back as to how little started, that is the other part of the s
in the context of pakistan and one woman and also the celebration of women in pakistan said it resonates across borders this is about legislation we got in pakistan against sexual harassment these laws were passed in 2010 and i will tell you why it was so important. one reason was after years of militancy women were being pushed back in the last decade and a half and this was the first come back and they regained their public space and their workspace so that was widely celebrated throughout...
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sanctuary will use with regard to pakistan. when we talk about any safe havens, inside the force, we talk about enemy safe havens that are geographically within afghanistan and sanctuaries are those areas outside afghanistan. >> i think there is some confusion about those terms. confident that some colleagues said he used the terms interchangeably and that may have led to some of the comments this morning. -- i thought said you were referring to the taliban not having a sanctuary in pakistan. i think you would agree that the taliban and does have a thetuary inside pakistan -- afghan taliban. would you agree? >> absolutely, in the exchange earlier, i thought we were talking about al qaeda. >> may have been. -- you may have been. there was some uncertainty and my staff also felt -- and not talking about your, unnecessarily -- but in the exchange, there was some uncertainty as to what was being referred to in afghanistan. it is clear there is a sanctuary for the afghan taliban inside pakistan. is that correct? >> there is no doubt
sanctuary will use with regard to pakistan. when we talk about any safe havens, inside the force, we talk about enemy safe havens that are geographically within afghanistan and sanctuaries are those areas outside afghanistan. >> i think there is some confusion about those terms. confident that some colleagues said he used the terms interchangeably and that may have led to some of the comments this morning. -- i thought said you were referring to the taliban not having a sanctuary in...
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. >> fouzia saeed talk about women's rights issues in pakistan. at the same time being sexually harassed by the development program bosses. this is just under an hour. >> and to introduce our speaker, to discuss to discuss a pakistani woman's story of sexual harassment in the united nations--from personal grievance to public law". the book describes what happened when 11 women joined the campaign to go into the un only to be attacked by there un managers. the case culminated in legislation by the pakistani parliament in 2000 that make sexual harassment crime. she is the chair person, and human rights and democracy streaming and research on news activism and environment. and based in washington d.c. at the national endowment for democracy. and over red light areas, released by oxford and forgotten cases. and in japanese have become popular among young pakistani women. and the doctorate working at the university of minnesota. please join in welcoming today's guest dr. fouzia saeed. [applause] >> very nice to be here and i look forward to the next ho
. >> fouzia saeed talk about women's rights issues in pakistan. at the same time being sexually harassed by the development program bosses. this is just under an hour. >> and to introduce our speaker, to discuss to discuss a pakistani woman's story of sexual harassment in the united nations--from personal grievance to public law". the book describes what happened when 11 women joined the campaign to go into the un only to be attacked by there un managers. the case culminated in...
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. >> pakistan is a central piece of the study. why? because waziristan that is in the tribal areas is one of the most targeted places on earth for the program. it's also one of the trials on the earth and its traditionally never been completely subdued and did it maintains their own independence with great pride in the culture and in their own traditions. now i'm not talking about the bad guys. they get under the skin and walk about. one day he is being blown up by helicopters and the next day by these crazy suicide bombers, the fourth day by jerome strikes and in complete desperation he sends his family to waziristan so they are living in cities as destitute refugees and they say every day is like 9/11. go back to the man in the village and its impact on women and children. whatever the debate about the drones. remember there is a model in the humanity and that which is missing in the debate the impact on women and children as devastating and this has been documented in studies like the recent study by stanford and new york university
. >> pakistan is a central piece of the study. why? because waziristan that is in the tribal areas is one of the most targeted places on earth for the program. it's also one of the trials on the earth and its traditionally never been completely subdued and did it maintains their own independence with great pride in the culture and in their own traditions. now i'm not talking about the bad guys. they get under the skin and walk about. one day he is being blown up by helicopters and the...
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the pakistan political campaigning is under way. the violent campaign, it would appear, is also increasing. in fact, the pakistani taliban is predicting even more bloodshed. two people killed in a party rally. islamabadreport from on the violent acts to disrupt it. was planted outside the campaign office in a northwest city. the target, an independent candidate running for election before the polls. people were killed, many others wounded in the attack. shortly afterwards, another bombing, also targeting an independent candidate, killing several and injuring many more. the taliban has claimed responsibility for both attacks. there were looking at three political parties, the national and thenother movement, ruling pakistan people's party. all three are perceived as secular and liberal. seems to be the the taliban are talking, to bring in any pakistan which is conservative, more religious. completely wiped out secularism. betweene distance liberals left of democracy in pakistan. >> the son of a violence follows a series of attacks in
the pakistan political campaigning is under way. the violent campaign, it would appear, is also increasing. in fact, the pakistani taliban is predicting even more bloodshed. two people killed in a party rally. islamabadreport from on the violent acts to disrupt it. was planted outside the campaign office in a northwest city. the target, an independent candidate running for election before the polls. people were killed, many others wounded in the attack. shortly afterwards, another bombing, also...
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on the streets in pakistan people talk about raymond davis. people talk about this episode as a much bigger deal than the bin laden raid. >> charlie: why? because in many ways it seemed to confirm so many of the conspiracy theories that happened in pakistan, that the c.i.a. had to deploy this secret army inside of pakistan to wreak havoc. all of these guys were doing their work under the noses of the i.s.i., and i mean there's conspiracies that they're all secretly hoping to steal the nuclear weapons in pakistan. and so here's this guy who is caught in lahore after having shot two people and so he's the boogie man. you talk to people. raymond davis is the symbol of the c.i.a. run amok. i have a scene in the book where the head of the group is ginning up... it was at this rally that i attended. he is invoking raymond davis as the evil villain encapsulating what america is doing. and the crowd went wild. it was just sort of, to me, sort of showed how much this episode was important in sort of the fracturing of america's relationship with pakista
on the streets in pakistan people talk about raymond davis. people talk about this episode as a much bigger deal than the bin laden raid. >> charlie: why? because in many ways it seemed to confirm so many of the conspiracy theories that happened in pakistan, that the c.i.a. had to deploy this secret army inside of pakistan to wreak havoc. all of these guys were doing their work under the noses of the i.s.i., and i mean there's conspiracies that they're all secretly hoping to steal the...
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pakistan itself is used to feeling earthquakes. absolutely. this entire region is quite prone to seismic activity. we only have to think back to 2005 in the north of pakistan where 73,000 people were killed after a 7.6 earthquake jolted that area. that was a very horrific natural disaster. we are not hearing any indication that this earthquake was as powerful. we're not hearing any casualties yet. again, as we evincing in many parts of the country, particularly south of the country, we of heard a lot of reports of people fleeing buildings trying to find a safe areas because this earthquake was felt quite powerfully there. >> we will keep you up-to-date and keep following that for you. thank you very much. of thear bombs north iraqi capital have killed at least two people. this happens a day after coordinated blast killed -- killed 55 people. car bombs struck both areas. no one has claimed responsibility for any of the bombings. it is believed it were an attempt to destabilize the protestnt ahead of a scheduled for monday. the second of three s
pakistan itself is used to feeling earthquakes. absolutely. this entire region is quite prone to seismic activity. we only have to think back to 2005 in the north of pakistan where 73,000 people were killed after a 7.6 earthquake jolted that area. that was a very horrific natural disaster. we are not hearing any indication that this earthquake was as powerful. we're not hearing any casualties yet. again, as we evincing in many parts of the country, particularly south of the country, we of heard...
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the intelligence told him not to come back to pakistan. and, of course, even influenced him in not coming back. however, this time despite advice from some of his things that things may be dangerous in pakistan, musharraf said he was willing to face the court of law and he was even willing to go to jail if necessary. so he's come back and wants to fight it out. however, this would be one disappointed man given the fact that you saw in that report he's been disqualified from all people. so a major setback for musharraf. >> that's our correspondent joining from us islamabad. thank you. egypt is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, and yet not everyone is impressed with billions of dollars pouring in from some neighboring countries. that story is coming up. plus, the drugs in west africa, find out why nigeria has becoma. >> there was just a major, major explosion. >> police in texas say an explosion at a fertilizer plant has killed as many as 15 people, as well as injuring more than 150. local emergency services are treating the victi
the intelligence told him not to come back to pakistan. and, of course, even influenced him in not coming back. however, this time despite advice from some of his things that things may be dangerous in pakistan, musharraf said he was willing to face the court of law and he was even willing to go to jail if necessary. so he's come back and wants to fight it out. however, this would be one disappointed man given the fact that you saw in that report he's been disqualified from all people. so a...
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the one thing is there was growing instability in pakistan which made rely on pakistan's government much more difficult. the second as we know hamid karzai in afghanistan has also been becoming more and more difficult for the united states to deal with. i think drones began to look like a very attractive way of dealing with a terrorism problem in afghanistan and in pakistan, in part because dealing with the government's was so difficult and costly to do. in a relatively short period of time we've moved from a relatively spare use of drones under the bush administration on something like 50 drone strikes were launched. >> more than 300. >> in the obama administration. in part i think due to the difficulties in the situation. and the notion it's a he is dukdive form of technology it appears to have no risk for u.s. personnel and you can do without boots on the ground. if you think about an american population increasingly war warry, about a government facing financial constraints, drones look like a low cost, low risk option to be able to deal with those problems without having to go throu
the one thing is there was growing instability in pakistan which made rely on pakistan's government much more difficult. the second as we know hamid karzai in afghanistan has also been becoming more and more difficult for the united states to deal with. i think drones began to look like a very attractive way of dealing with a terrorism problem in afghanistan and in pakistan, in part because dealing with the government's was so difficult and costly to do. in a relatively short period of time...
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drone strikes in pakistan. they're admitting he allowed some controversial strikes. >>> up next, united nations secretary general ban ki-moon delivers direct appeal to the north korean leader, kim jong-un. >>> now a cnn exclusive. the u.s. secretary general making a direct appeal to north korea's kim jong-un in his native language. it happened during my interview in "the situation room" with ban ki-moon. listen to this. >> they're watching you in pyongyang right now on cnn international. if you have a chance to speak directly right now to kim jong-un, you can make a statement, make a request from him, what would you say to him? >> i would strongly ask him to first of all refrain from taking any such provocative measures, which is clearly in violation against the security council resolution and against the community. i would strongly urge him to enhance the living standard of his own people when they're suffering from economic difficulty. >> one final question, secretary general. look at that camera, right over
drone strikes in pakistan. they're admitting he allowed some controversial strikes. >>> up next, united nations secretary general ban ki-moon delivers direct appeal to the north korean leader, kim jong-un. >>> now a cnn exclusive. the u.s. secretary general making a direct appeal to north korea's kim jong-un in his native language. it happened during my interview in "the situation room" with ban ki-moon. listen to this. >> they're watching you in pyongyang...
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i ask, where is that pakistan? where is that pakistan? my heart cries tears of blood when i see the state of the country today. >> reporter: musharraf launched a new party to fight the pakistani general election due on may 11th. but recent polls show the largest opposition party headed by former prime minister and party of legend turned politician are making the running. musharraf's party has no high profile figures besides him and is struggling for support. it appears to have little prospect of winning many seats. musharraf himself was already in a tight spot. his candidacy was not approved by election administration officials, who called into question his dictatorial style of politics while in office. musharraf's arrest has raised speculation that his chances of a political comeback have faded. the former president's arrest is shocking news for some pakistanis, but for many it's something they had expected. the arrest is widely seen as having only a limited impact on the upcoming elections. nhk world, islamabad. >>> and next, some encou
i ask, where is that pakistan? where is that pakistan? my heart cries tears of blood when i see the state of the country today. >> reporter: musharraf launched a new party to fight the pakistani general election due on may 11th. but recent polls show the largest opposition party headed by former prime minister and party of legend turned politician are making the running. musharraf's party has no high profile figures besides him and is struggling for support. it appears to have little...
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in pakistan? >> they have a same haven inside of afghanistan in some areas, we're disrupting them but they have a sanctuary in pakistan. >> have you seen any progress there, the safe haven in pakistan? >> the progressive seen inside of afghanistan first -- >> my question is pakistan. >> they have not been able to conduct effective operations nor plan operations from pakistan. >> they don't have a safe haven in pakistan? >> they are still physically there. they are not able to plan and conduct operations from there at this point. >> well, that's very interesting news. today in the press clip, it says reduction of opium by afghans is up again. production is up. according to the united nations counter narcotics official, afghanistan is already the world's largest producer of opium and last year accounted for 74% of the world's opium supply is that of concern to you? >> it is of concern. it's a destabilizing effect. it breeds a criminal element and supports the taliban. >> i thought one of our objecti
in pakistan? >> they have a same haven inside of afghanistan in some areas, we're disrupting them but they have a sanctuary in pakistan. >> have you seen any progress there, the safe haven in pakistan? >> the progressive seen inside of afghanistan first -- >> my question is pakistan. >> they have not been able to conduct effective operations nor plan operations from pakistan. >> they don't have a safe haven in pakistan? >> they are still physically...
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pakistan was mad at him for their -- we thought pakistan would let us fly our drones over the country. and the drone in pakistan in 2004, mark reports that he was essentially -- so that we could kill more people there. like with a drug dealer, first one's free. the first time the u.s. government used a drone to kill somebody outside of a war zone. we did it in yemen in 2002, a cia predator drone killed this guy, who u.s. officials believeded was the master mind behind the u u.s.s. cole bombing. killed in yemen. the government in yemen didn't want to be known they were letting the americans come in to kill people on their soil, so the dpovt came up with this elaborate story about how it was an exploding gas can. a terrible accident that killed this unfortunate soul. that was the yemeni government's cover story, then -- started bragging about this drone strike, how it had been so successful for the united states. quote, yemen's president was furious when he heard about the governments. he demanded american spies and diplomats appear in his office immediately. since washington couldn't k
pakistan was mad at him for their -- we thought pakistan would let us fly our drones over the country. and the drone in pakistan in 2004, mark reports that he was essentially -- so that we could kill more people there. like with a drug dealer, first one's free. the first time the u.s. government used a drone to kill somebody outside of a war zone. we did it in yemen in 2002, a cia predator drone killed this guy, who u.s. officials believeded was the master mind behind the u u.s.s. cole bombing....
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and it is no secret that pakistan is played by many ills. many ills. by violent extremism, sectarian conflict, poverty, energy shortages, corruption, weak democratic institutions. it is a combustible mix, and more than 30,000 pakistanis have been killed by terrorists in the last decade. the repression of women in pakistan exacerbates all of these problems. more than 5 million children do not attend school, and two- thirds of them are girls. the taliban insurgency has made the situation even worse. as malala has set and reminded us, we live in the 21st century. how can we be deprived from education? she went on to say, i have the right to play. i have the right to sing. i have the right to talk. i have the right to go to market. i have the right to speak out. how many of us here today would have that kind of courage? the taliban recognized this young girl, 14 at the time, as a serious threat. and you know what? they were right. she was a threat. [applause] extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice. as malala said, if this ne
and it is no secret that pakistan is played by many ills. many ills. by violent extremism, sectarian conflict, poverty, energy shortages, corruption, weak democratic institutions. it is a combustible mix, and more than 30,000 pakistanis have been killed by terrorists in the last decade. the repression of women in pakistan exacerbates all of these problems. more than 5 million children do not attend school, and two- thirds of them are girls. the taliban insurgency has made the situation even...
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and it is no secret that pakistan is plagued by many ills. violent extremism, sectarian conflict, poverty, energy shortages, corruption, weak democratic institutions. it is a combustible mix, and more than 30,000 pakistanis have been killed by terrorists in the last decade. the repression of women in pakistan exacerbates all of these problems. more than 5 million children do not attend school, and two- thirds of them are girls. the taliban insurgency has made the situation even worse. as malala has set and reminded us, we live in the 21st century. how can we be deprived from education? she went on to say, i have the right to play. i have the right to sing. i have the right to talk. i have the right to go to market. i have the right to speak out. how many of us here today would have that kind of courage? the taliban recognized this young girl, 14 at the time, as a serious threat. and you know what? they were right. she was a threat. [applause] extremism thrives amid ignorance and anger, intimidation and cowardice. as malala said, if this new g
and it is no secret that pakistan is plagued by many ills. violent extremism, sectarian conflict, poverty, energy shortages, corruption, weak democratic institutions. it is a combustible mix, and more than 30,000 pakistanis have been killed by terrorists in the last decade. the repression of women in pakistan exacerbates all of these problems. more than 5 million children do not attend school, and two- thirds of them are girls. the taliban insurgency has made the situation even worse. as malala...
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pakistan's military has dispatched troops to the area. meanwhile, iranian media reports one woman died in a landslide and 27 were injured in a southeastern province. on wednesday, iranian rescue teams set up tents and provided other support for survivors. >>> toyota motors says global sales of its hybrid vehicles topped 5 million units. that's in cumulative terms since the first prius was launched back in 1997. toyota executives said on wednesday that the company sold 5.12 million hybrids through the end of march. last year it enjoyed a surge in demand when over 1 million units were sold. toyota says government subsidies for buyers of ecofriendly cars and stricter environmental standard in the u.s. and europe helped boost sales. >> translator: i'm happy a lot of toyota customers have bought hybrid cars. i strongly believe the hybrid will continue to evolve in terms of performance and cost. >> toyota plans to roll out more new hybrid models, but to boost demand further, the automaker needs to cut demand prices so that hybrids can compete w
pakistan's military has dispatched troops to the area. meanwhile, iranian media reports one woman died in a landslide and 27 were injured in a southeastern province. on wednesday, iranian rescue teams set up tents and provided other support for survivors. >>> toyota motors says global sales of its hybrid vehicles topped 5 million units. that's in cumulative terms since the first prius was launched back in 1997. toyota executives said on wednesday that the company sold 5.12 million...
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i ask, where is that pakistan? where is that pakistan? my heart cries tears of blood when i see the state of the country today. >> musharraf launched a new party to find the pakistani general election due on may 11th. but recent polls show the largest opposition party headed by former prime minister nawaz sharif and the party of legend turned politician are making their running. musharraf's party has more high profile figures besides him, and he's troubling for support. it appears to have little prospect of winning many seats. musharraf himself was already in a tight spot. his candidacy was not approved by election administration officials, who called in to question his dictatorial style of politics while in office. musharraf's arrest has raised speculation that his chances of a political comeback have faded. the former president's arrest is shocking news for some pakistanis but for many it's something they had expected. the arrest is widely seen as having only a limited impact on the upcoming elections. nhk world, islamabad. >>> the worl
i ask, where is that pakistan? where is that pakistan? my heart cries tears of blood when i see the state of the country today. >> musharraf launched a new party to find the pakistani general election due on may 11th. but recent polls show the largest opposition party headed by former prime minister nawaz sharif and the party of legend turned politician are making their running. musharraf's party has more high profile figures besides him, and he's troubling for support. it appears to have...
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but yemen consents, pakistan consent your >> look at what is happening to pakistan. they are crumbling and we are loosing a functioning ally there. >> that is the effect of this argument, which is a very serious argument, serious enough that tennis player who was the head of one of our major counterintelligence operations under both bush and obama now says that he now questions of morals, ethics and bought aside, we shouldn't engage in drone strikes because they are good. they make the world in the world for his first save, not more safe. i don't have the ability to second-guess him, but i think that is certainly a concern. imagine if another country were regularly dropping precision bombs out of the sky in killing people here. imagine 86% were bad guys or even 95% were bad guys. how would we feel about some other country asserting the power to push a button, even with the so-called secret consent of our government because the government couldn't possibly tell us because we would put that government out of office if we never consented to another country executing us.
but yemen consents, pakistan consent your >> look at what is happening to pakistan. they are crumbling and we are loosing a functioning ally there. >> that is the effect of this argument, which is a very serious argument, serious enough that tennis player who was the head of one of our major counterintelligence operations under both bush and obama now says that he now questions of morals, ethics and bought aside, we shouldn't engage in drone strikes because they are good. they make...
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the reason it's better to have al-qaeda in pakistan than in afghanistan is because in pakistan they're not actually allied with the pakistani government. the pakistani government, while it is supporting the taliban, is not supporting al-qaeda. it's prepared to collaborate with us in suppressing al-qaeda, it's prepared to give us targets that we can strike with drones, they're prepared to go after arabs, they're just not prepared to go over after afghans. and so, you know, what you don't want, you know, the problem with afghanistan is before al-qaeda had hijacked three aircraft in the united states, they'd hijacked a whole country and a government, and it was called afghanistan. and that's what you don't want to replicate. >> anyone else? >> well, you know, just building on that, i totally agree, but taking it to then the whole surge debate in afghanistan, you know, the argument advanced by the military was that you have to build up an afghan state that would be strong enough, a government strong enough with security forces strong enough to resist the return of al-qaeda operatives from
the reason it's better to have al-qaeda in pakistan than in afghanistan is because in pakistan they're not actually allied with the pakistani government. the pakistani government, while it is supporting the taliban, is not supporting al-qaeda. it's prepared to collaborate with us in suppressing al-qaeda, it's prepared to give us targets that we can strike with drones, they're prepared to go after arabs, they're just not prepared to go over after afghans. and so, you know, what you don't want,...
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a series of attacks across pakistan targeting political groups just two weeks ahead of the general election. from theery operation bangladesh building collapse enters a fifth day. at least 360 have been killed. iceland's general election for the political priority -- party who presided over the country's economic woes. hello. shots have been fired outside of the offices of italy's prime minister. at least two prime asked police officers were injured. the prime minister, enrica l, was not -- and regal that have -- enrico letta, was not present at the time. what happened here? >> as far as police are concerned, this is a mode of lists -- motiveless attack. there is no known motive. two police officers were shot. they are not believed to be seriously injured although they are in hospital. a pregnant woman was also injured in the attack. i've just come back from the scene of the shooting, just outside the prime minister's office. you could look at the faces behind the crime scene tape. absolutely stunned. hundreds of people standing there silently as the police presence fans out across the city
a series of attacks across pakistan targeting political groups just two weeks ahead of the general election. from theery operation bangladesh building collapse enters a fifth day. at least 360 have been killed. iceland's general election for the political priority -- party who presided over the country's economic woes. hello. shots have been fired outside of the offices of italy's prime minister. at least two prime asked police officers were injured. the prime minister, enrica l, was not -- and...
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the reason is better to have al qaeda in pakistan and afghanistan is because in pakistan, they're not allied with the pakistani government. the pakistani government, while the supporting the taliban, it is not supporting al qaeda. it is prepared to give us targets that we can strike with drones, it is willing to pick out the al qaeda people. so what you dealt what ought, the problem with afghanistan, before al qaeda had aircraft three aircraft from the that states, they had hijacked the whole country and government, called afghanistan, and that is not what you want to replicate. >> anyone else? >> building on that, i totally agree. but then taking the whole surge debate in afghanistan, the argument advanced by the military was you had to build up an afghan state that was strong enough, a government strong enough with security forces strong enough to resist the return of al qaeda operatives from pakistan into afghanistan. and if we did not surge and pour in the resources, the significant elements of the cut would go back into afghanistan. i think what we have seen is that is a little b
the reason is better to have al qaeda in pakistan and afghanistan is because in pakistan, they're not allied with the pakistani government. the pakistani government, while the supporting the taliban, it is not supporting al qaeda. it is prepared to give us targets that we can strike with drones, it is willing to pick out the al qaeda people. so what you dealt what ought, the problem with afghanistan, before al qaeda had aircraft three aircraft from the that states, they had hijacked the whole...
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on pakistan. -- writer and expert on pakistan. >> there has been criticism against the interim government for not really putting enough protection for parties so that it does appear to be a free and fair election. the worst thing that you want, given that these elections are historic in terms of one party handing itself up for reelection, you do not want to have a contested election saying that this election has not been free and fair it is we have not been able to campaign in the same way as the other parties have been able to do. >> the family of an indian citizen on death row in pakistan visited him in hospital after after he was attacked in journal. sarabjit singh was hospitalized with a serious head injury after a group of fellow inmates at him with bricks. he had been sentenced to death in 1991 for spying and for his .egible in bomb blasts he is already spent 22 years in jail. to calm myself down, but i was looking towards kce sarabjit singh and could not say a word. i try to dry the tears of the children. ?hey say, why don't you speak at least say something. please open your eyes.
on pakistan. -- writer and expert on pakistan. >> there has been criticism against the interim government for not really putting enough protection for parties so that it does appear to be a free and fair election. the worst thing that you want, given that these elections are historic in terms of one party handing itself up for reelection, you do not want to have a contested election saying that this election has not been free and fair it is we have not been able to campaign in the same...
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haven in pakistan? >> they are still physically there. they are not able to plan and conduct operations from there at this point. >> well, that's very interesting news. today in the press clip, it says production of opium by afghans is up again. according to the united nations counter narcotics official, afghanistan is already the world's largest producer of opium and last year accounted for 74% of the world's opium supply. is that of concern to you? >> it is of concern. it's a destabilizing effect. it breeds a criminal element and supports the taliban. >> i thought one of our objectives back in 2001 was to eliminate opium as a crop of interest -- a crop that would be so very important when now apparently, according to this news report, it might provide 75% to 90% of the world's supply. >> senator, in that area, our success has not been satisfactory. >> as we watch the situation unravel in iraq because of our failure, among other things, but primarily because of our failure to leave a residual force the
haven in pakistan? >> they are still physically there. they are not able to plan and conduct operations from there at this point. >> well, that's very interesting news. today in the press clip, it says production of opium by afghans is up again. according to the united nations counter narcotics official, afghanistan is already the world's largest producer of opium and last year accounted for 74% of the world's opium supply. is that of concern to you? >> it is of concern. it's...
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and pakistan taliban has moved east to parts of afghanistan and back into pakistan. think in the future it would be wise to pin that down and talk with the members of congress. repeatedly used interchangeably. saying it is a mistake one way or another but it is used interchangeably by many colleagues. i am good tread be more accurate in the future. to be moreng to try accurate in the future. if i am accurate you should be aware of that. secondly i want to ask you about thesthe decision on the number of troops that will be there after 2014. i think maybe all of us agree critical commitment earlier. the uncertainty does exist in afghanistan and to be removed from the eyes of the people and government who clearly want an ongoing presence is credible. will understand that there will be an ongoing credible commitment from the united states. ,rom the specific number america what that would amount to, you have not made a recommendation yet. you have indicated that there are a number of factors that can affect your judgment as to whether that proper number -- as to what the
and pakistan taliban has moved east to parts of afghanistan and back into pakistan. think in the future it would be wise to pin that down and talk with the members of congress. repeatedly used interchangeably. saying it is a mistake one way or another but it is used interchangeably by many colleagues. i am good tread be more accurate in the future. to be moreng to try accurate in the future. if i am accurate you should be aware of that. secondly i want to ask you about thesthe decision on the...
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pakistan's military supplying them. and pakistan hopes it's going to jump start the country's tourist industry. okay. well, let's see what cnn's saima has to say about that. >> it's the world's highest mountain range, but that hasn't stopped a team of free-ride heli skiers from taking it on. in 2003 the leader of the team climbed everest. now he's set for his biggest challenge yet. >> biggest, highest mountain range in the world. you have a unique terrain that's so big, so high and so wide. completely undiscovered. the place we flew today to nobody's ever been there, nobody ever stepped a foot there. so it's exciting. it's an adventure. >> reporter: some of the worl's best skiers and snow boarders have flown in for the pioneering project. there are no resorts for commercial heli teams here. so this team is working with the pakistan military to get them to the top of the mountain. and when they find their spot, she is the only woman and pakistani on the team. >> it's absolutely incredible. i can't tell you what a thrill
pakistan's military supplying them. and pakistan hopes it's going to jump start the country's tourist industry. okay. well, let's see what cnn's saima has to say about that. >> it's the world's highest mountain range, but that hasn't stopped a team of free-ride heli skiers from taking it on. in 2003 the leader of the team climbed everest. now he's set for his biggest challenge yet. >> biggest, highest mountain range in the world. you have a unique terrain that's so big, so high and...
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we're in the valley, a few hours drive from pakistan's capital, and the army are taking us to see the next generation of jihadis. in this classroom, trained child suicide bombers and killers. boys as young as 8, all from poor families, all weaned on taliban propaganda, not about osama bin laden, but u.s. drone strikes. according to this school official, who also hides her face during taliban attack. >> they do drill into them a hatred against the americans. and the drones, they talk about the americans conducting the drone attacks and killing civilians. >> reporter: the drones operate out of u.s. bases in neighboring afghanistan. and according to the white house target, al qaeda and taliban, hiding in pakistan's tribal border region, not civilians. khan, who is from that tribal region, tells me his brother and son were killed in a drone strike in late 2009. >> they were not involved in any terrorist acts. >> reporter: he's suing the cia but given the chance, he says, he would take revenge on those responsible. >> i will kill them. if i am given opportunity, i will kill them because th
we're in the valley, a few hours drive from pakistan's capital, and the army are taking us to see the next generation of jihadis. in this classroom, trained child suicide bombers and killers. boys as young as 8, all from poor families, all weaned on taliban propaganda, not about osama bin laden, but u.s. drone strikes. according to this school official, who also hides her face during taliban attack. >> they do drill into them a hatred against the americans. and the drones, they talk about...
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it's about the cia, pakistan and war. now, we're going to go live to the panel on marijuana legalization. [inaudible conversations] >> okay. so we're at the pot panel here. um, about legalizing marijuana. obviously, we're hitting a watershed moment in the history of marijuana. washington and colorado just legalized all adult use. no doctor's note needed. we have, i think, 18 states and d.c. now with medical marijuana laws. so we brought together these three great authors who have really delved deeply into the culture and science and economics of marijuana. and we're going to talk about how this sea change might play out as we move towards, presumably move towards legalization and how they think it should play out. so, first, i do need to read some announcements. please silence all cell phones. there's a signing area for their books following the session. book signing for this panel is located at signing area one. personal recordings of this session is is allowed, and -- is not allowed, and mark wanted me to announce at 4:
it's about the cia, pakistan and war. now, we're going to go live to the panel on marijuana legalization. [inaudible conversations] >> okay. so we're at the pot panel here. um, about legalizing marijuana. obviously, we're hitting a watershed moment in the history of marijuana. washington and colorado just legalized all adult use. no doctor's note needed. we have, i think, 18 states and d.c. now with medical marijuana laws. so we brought together these three great authors who have really...
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aid to pakistan in the floods. we set forces there right away to help the pakistan to recover from the floods. we pushed helicopters to them. all of these tips of things are senior military representative in pakistan at the time said don't think it's going to change public. polls a pit. we went to the relief effort of 15% poll rating and we came up with an 11% public opinion poll rating. the they go from ally to and bring them back instantly. and so there are is a suspicious that we're changeable. that we use them -- i don't believe it. but from their perspective, it's well ingrained and thoroughly believed. that's one case. drawing a straight line or a linear projection from the pakistan case to other countries may provide some elimination. i would be careful of applying everything that we think we observed or the lessons we think we learned out of pakistan directly to other countries. you train them. it doesn't happen. maybe. it's difficult to tell. we have lavished a lot of assistance malaysia. but a lot of them
aid to pakistan in the floods. we set forces there right away to help the pakistan to recover from the floods. we pushed helicopters to them. all of these tips of things are senior military representative in pakistan at the time said don't think it's going to change public. polls a pit. we went to the relief effort of 15% poll rating and we came up with an 11% public opinion poll rating. the they go from ally to and bring them back instantly. and so there are is a suspicious that we're...
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if you were talking about india and pakistan going to other really round borders pakistan to where there's a bunch of. tribal or ethnic groups there and i mean there's a lot of potential for for clash there too so i just think that israel in iran's might not be a. nuclear ivery is pakistan india but i don't think it's something that we should welcome it might work out that it would stabilize the situation but i don't think we should take that risk ok gentlemen fascinating discussion we've run out of time many things that and i guess in washington and in philadelphia and thanks to our viewers for watching us here archy see you next time and remember. these. admission is free credit tastes three cents for charges free to make amends free risk free stuart chaifetz free. download free books can split video for your media projects a free media. tom. wealthy british scientists some time. markets why not i'm going to find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike's cause or for a no holds barred look at the mobile financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on r t. two million
if you were talking about india and pakistan going to other really round borders pakistan to where there's a bunch of. tribal or ethnic groups there and i mean there's a lot of potential for for clash there too so i just think that israel in iran's might not be a. nuclear ivery is pakistan india but i don't think it's something that we should welcome it might work out that it would stabilize the situation but i don't think we should take that risk ok gentlemen fascinating discussion we've run...